Bakery/Deli Clerk

Harp's Food Stores • Somerville, NJ

6h

About The Position

The Bakery/Deli Clerk supports bakery and deli department operations, including department readiness, staffing, supervision, price maintenance, policies and procedures, inventory preparation, financial goals, cleanliness, and safe use of equipment and tools. The role also supports ordering, replenishment, receiving, invoicing and accounting, back stock, reclamation and returns, damages and reworks, supply use, and inventory preparation.

The clerk maintains merchandising and sales-floor standards through stocking, rotation, signing, display maintenance, sampling, and department zoning. The position supports fresh-food preparation and production, food-safety standards, cool standards, and service counters, while using critical thinking to solve problems and maintaining a focus on product and workplace safety and quality.

The role emphasizes positive customer service, relationship-building, dependability, integrity, professionalism, teamwork, and supporting Harps’ mission to provide value through competitive prices, quality and freshness, friendly service, and cleanliness.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• No previous work experience is required.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to adapt to different situations and respond flexibly to shifting priorities and rapid change.
• Ability to interpret, understand, and follow instructions.
• Ability to move, lift, carry, and place merchandise and supplies weighing up to 25 pounds without assistance.
• Frequently reach overhead and below the knees and perform pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, crouching, and twisting, with or without bearing weight; occasionally squat, kneel, and climb.
• Ability to perform continuous repetitive hand and arm motions, such as grasping, gripping, and turning.
• Ability to stand and/or walk continuously throughout the shift.
• Ability to visually locate merchandise and other objects and verify information, often in small print.
• May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions and indoor variations in heat, cold, dust, and humidity.
• May be exposed to cleaning solvents or other chemicals and to latex, eggs, nuts, soy, and wheat.
• Employment may be contingent upon completion and evaluation of a PEP survey, drug screen, employment reference check, and criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support bakery/deli department readiness, staffing, supervision, price maintenance, policies and procedures, inventory preparation, financial goals, cleanliness, and safe equipment use.
• Support ordering, replenishment, receiving, invoicing and accounting, back stock, reclamation and returns, damages and reworks, supply use, and inventory preparation.
• Maintain merchandising and sales-floor standards, including stocking, rotation, signing, displays, sampling, and department zoning.
• Support fresh-food preparation and production while maintaining food-safety standards, cool standards, and service counters.
• Identify problems and use critical thinking and logic to find answers.
• Emphasize high-quality products and services and follow procedures that support personal and workplace safety.
• Provide attentive customer service, remove barriers to service, and look for ways to help customers and associates.
• Build respectful working relationships, support teamwork, and carry out duties reliably in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed